Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and means for producing nitrogenase polypeptides in the mitochondria of plant cells.

Abstract: A communication system, method, and computer-readable medium therefor comprise a media server configured to receive a plurality of audio streams from a corresponding plurality of client devices, the media server including circuitry configured to rank the plurality of audio streams based on a predetermined metric, group a first portion of the plurality of audio streams into a first set, the first portion of the plurality of audio streams being the N highest-ranked audio streams, group a second portion of the plurality of audio streams into a second set, the second portion of the plurality of audio streams being the M lowest-ranked audio streams, forward respective audio streams of the first set to a receiver device, and discard respective audio streams of the second set, wherein N and M are independent integers.

Abstract: A communication system, method, and computer-readable medium therefor comprise a media server configured to receive a plurality of audio streams from a corresponding plurality of client devices, the media server including circuitry configured to rank the plurality of audio streams based on a predetermined metric, group a first portion of the plurality of audio streams into a first set, the first portion of the plurality of audio streams being the N highest-ranked audio streams, group a second portion of the plurality of audio streams into a second set, the second portion of the plurality of audio streams being the M lowest-ranked audio streams, forward respective audio streams of the first set to a receiver device, and discard respective audio streams of the second set, wherein N and M are independent integers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-production and isolation of mycoprotein and ethanol from carbohydrate feedstock material (e.g cereals). The present invention also provides a fermentation system for the co-production of mycoprotein from a carbohydrate feedstock material.

Abstract: A method of determining a target IOL based on an optimized IOL constant, including, with a computing device, sorting available refraction data from a plurality of cataract surgery patients to identify appropriate post-operative refraction results based on user configurable criteria. Then, for each identified appropriate post-operative refraction result, the method determines a reference IOL constant that would have given an exact desired result for a selected IOL power estimation formula and analyzing the reference IOL constants to provide at least one optimized IOL constant that is: sub-grouped according to an axial length for the selected IOL power estimation formula; or determined as a function of axial length. The computing device determines based on the at least one optimized IOL constant, a target IOL power for a target axial length and target IOL power estimation formula; and provides, based on the target IOL power, a target IOL implant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-production and isolation of mycoprotein and ethanol from carbohydrate feedstock material (e.g cereals). The present invention also provides a fermentation system for the co-production of mycoprotein from a carbohydrate feedstock material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-production and isolation of mycoprotein and ethanol from carbohydrate feedstock material (e.g cereals). The present invention also provides a fermentation system for the co-production of mycoprotein from a carbohydrate feedstock material.

Abstract: A system can maintain multiple queues for deduplication requests of different priorities. The system can also designate priority of storage units. The scheduling priority of a deduplication request is based on the priority of the storage unit indicated in the deduplication request and a trigger for the deduplication request.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the co-production and isolation of mycoprotein and ethanol from carbohydrate feedstock material (e.g cereals). The present invention also provides a fermentation system for the co-production of mycoprotein from a carbohydrate feedstock material.

Abstract: A system can maintain multiple queues for deduplication requests of different priorities. The system can also designate priority of storage units. The scheduling priority of a deduplication request is based on the priority of the storage unit indicated in the deduplication request and a trigger for the deduplication request.

Abstract: A system can maintain multiple queues for deduplication requests of different priorities. The system can also designate priority of storage units. The scheduling priority of a deduplication request is based on the priority of the storage unit indicated in the deduplication request and a trigger for the deduplication request.

Abstract: A method (800) for determining an estimate (215, 261) of an echo path property of an electronic device (200, 250, 300, 600). The electronic device is configured to render a total audio signal using a loudspeaker (102), and the electronic device is configured to record an echo of the rendered audio signal using a microphone (103), thereby yielding a recorded audio signal (112). The method comprises inserting (801), in an inaudible manner, an auxiliary audio signal (212) into the total audio signal to be rendered; wherein the auxiliary audio signal (212) comprises a tonal audio signal at a first frequency; isolating (803) the echo of the auxiliary audio signal (212) from the recorded audio signal (112); and determining (804) the estimate (215, 261) of the echo path property based on the inserted auxiliary audio signal (212) and based on the isolated echo of the auxiliary audio signal (212).

Abstract: A conferencing server (100) receives incoming bitstreams (I1, I2, I3, I4, I5) carrying media data from respective conferencing endpoints (110, 120, 130, 140, 150); receives a mixing strategy (M) specifying properties of at least one outgoing bitstream (O1, O2, O3, O4, O5) and requiring at least one additive media mixing step; and supplies at least one outgoing bitstream by executing, in a processor (103) and a memory (102) with a plurality of memory spaces, a run list of operations selected from a predefined collection of primitives and realizing the received mixing strategy. A pre-processor (104) in the server derives said run list repeatedly and dynamically while taking into consideration determined momentary activity in each incoming bitstream. In embodiments, the run list may be derived by (a) pruning of an initial run list, (b) constrained or non-constrained minimization of a cost function, or (c) automatic code generation.

Abstract: The present document relates to methods and systems for setting up and managing two-dimensional or three-dimensional scenes for audio conferences. A conference controller (111, 175) configured to place L upstream audio signals (123, 173) within a 2D or 3D conference scene to be rendered to a listener (211) is described. The conference controller (111, 175) is configured to set up a X-point conference scene; assign L upstream audio signals (123, 173) to X talker locations (212); determine a maximum number N of downstream audio signals (124, 174) to be transmitted to the listener (211); determine N downstream audio signals (124, 174) from the L assigned upstream audio signals (123, 173); determine N updated talker locations for the N downstream audio signals (124, 174); and generate metadata identifying the updated talker locations and enabling an audio processing unit (121, 171) to generate a spatialized audio signal.

Abstract: A technique for eliminating duplicate data is provided. Upon receipt of a new data set, one or more anchor points are identified within the data set. A bit-by-bit data comparison is then performed of the region surrounding the anchor point in the received data set with the region surrounding an anchor point stored within a pattern database to identify forward/backward delta values. The duplicate data identified by the anchor point, forward and backward delta values is then replaced in the received data set with a storage indicator.

Abstract: Systems for deduplicating one or more storage units of a storage system provide a scheduler, which is operable to select at least one storage unit (e.g. a storage volume) for deduplication and perform a deduplication process, which removes duplicate data blocks from the selected storage volume. The systems are operable to determine the state of one or more storage units and manage deduplication requests in part based state information. The system is further operable to manage user generated requests and manage deduplication requests in part based on user input information. The system may include a rules engine which prioritizes system operations including determining an order in which to perform state-gathering information and determining an order in which to perform deduplication. The system is further operable to determine the order in which storage units are processed.

Abstract: A method performed in a system that has a plurality of volumes stored to storage hardware, the method including generating, for each of the volumes, a respective space saving potential iteratively over time and scheduling space saving operations among the plurality of volumes by analyzing each of the volumes for space saving potential and assigning priority of resources based at least in part on space saving potential.

Abstract: A system can maintain multiple queues for deduplication requests of different priorities. The system can also designate priority of storage units. The scheduling priority of a deduplication request is based on the priority of the storage unit indicated in the deduplication request and a trigger for the deduplication request.

Abstract: A method (800) for determining an estimate (215, 261) of an echo path property of an electronic device (200, 250, 300, 600). The electronic device is configured to render a total audio signal using a loudspeaker (102), and the electronic device is configured to record an echo of the rendered audio signal using a microphone (103), thereby yielding a recorded audio signal (112). The method comprises inserting (801), in an inaudible manner, an auxiliary audio signal (212) into the total audio signal to be rendered; wherein the auxiliary audio signal (212) comprises a tonal audio signal at a first frequency; isolating (803) the echo of the auxiliary audio signal (212) from the recorded audio signal (112); and determining (804) the estimate (215, 261) of the echo path property based on the inserted auxiliary audio signal (212) and based on the isolated echo of the auxiliary audio signal (212).